Indigo

#3f008f

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for indigo, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Indigo, a vivid purple at 266 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Indigo color values

Every conversion for #3f008f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3f008f

RGB63, 0, 143

HSL266, 100%, 28%

HSV266, 100%, 56%

CMYK56%, 100%, 0%, 44%

Lab20.2, 53.61, -61.98

XYZ7.01, 3.04, 26.2

Decimal4128911

Web safe#330099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of indigo

#3a0084 #350079 #30006d #2b0062 #260057 #21004c #1c0040 #170035 #12002a #0d001f

Tints of indigo

#4e00b2 #5e00d5 #6d00f8 #801cff #933fff #a761ff #ba84ff #cea7ff #e1caff #f5edff

Colors that go with indigo

Complementary#508f00 Analogous#00088f Analogous#87008f Triadic#8f3f00 Triadic#008f3f Split complementary#8f8700 Split complementary#088f00

Indigo in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 56, 100, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3f008f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

56 100 0 44

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 96 4 50

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Indigo in css

Copy #3f008f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3f008f; }
.text { color: #3f008f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f008f; }

How indigo looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Indigo and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3f008f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3f008f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Indigo on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3f008f sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around indigo? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn indigo into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3f008f and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from indigo, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #3f008f is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.